The Republican-led Senate is targeting local governments that do not cooperate with federal immigration officials. Sovereign immunity protects local governments from lawsuits. Senate Democrats oppose ...

On June 19, 2017, the Georgia Supreme Court issued a widely anticipated decision, Lathrop v. Deal. The case questioned whether the doctrine of sovereign immunity barred challenges to the ...

Vidalia Republican Sen. Blake Tillery speaks with media following Thursday, Feb. 13, passage of Senate Bill 21, which leaves local governments open to legal action for not complying with Georgia and ...

The Georgia Supreme Court will decide whether the city of Augusta Housing Authority has immunity from a tenant’s negligence claims in a case that could impact thousands of people living in housing ...

Republican state lawmakers say if local governments try to protect immigrants with “sanctuary” policies, the state should strip them of their immunity to being sued. The Georgia Senate approved Senate ...

A Georgia Senate committee approved a bill that would allow lawsuits against schools and local governments that don't comply with federal immigration laws. The bill aims to penalize so-called ...

The Sons of Confederate Veterans [1] filed a lawsuit against the City of Brunswick (“the City”), seeking damages and declaratory relief, regarding a Confederate monument that was removed from Hanover ...